Tuesday 13 January 2009

It was Tuesday, under the sign of Capricorn (see planets position on January 13, 2009). The US president was George W. Bush (Republican).
In that special week of January people in US were listening to Just Dance by Lady GaGa.
Luck by Chance, directed by Zoya Akhtar, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2009
while The Host by Stephenie Meyer was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Trust Me.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Altitude or Colin McRae: Dirt 2.
But much more happened that day: find out below..

Facts:

Citigroup and Morgan Stanley agree to combine their brokerages, with Morgan Stanley paying Citigroup US$2.7 billion for a 51 percent stake in the joint venture. The new Morgan Stanley Smith Barney will have US$1.7 trillion in client assets.

Despite an agreement to resume delivery of natural gas from Russia to Europe, the European Union says that ampquotvery limitedampquot amounts were transmitted. (BBC News)

The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee begins confirmation hearings for Hillary Clinton's nomination as Secretary of State. (CNN)